Saturday, September 15, 2018

Oct 8th: Why Tahoe Gets So Much Wildfire Smoke and How We Can Predict It

We are pleased to welcome Neil Lareau to present at Mountain Minds Monday: “Why Tahoe
Gets So Much Wildfire Smoke and How We Can Predict It”

Come learn from a
physicist why we’ve had so many smoky days in Tahoe and how cutting-edge remote
sensors provide new perspectives about wildfires that can help us advance our
ability to predict their impacts on society.

Neil
Lareau, Assistant Professor of physics at the University of Nevada, Reno, will
explain the inner workings of destructive and extreme fire behaviors like fire
tornadoes, 130+ mph winds, and pyrocumulus clouds that can reach 40,000 feet
into the atmosphere.

Mountain Minds Monday will be held on Monday, October 8th
from 6-8 pm at Pizza on the Hill, in Tahoe Donner located at 11509 Northwoods
Blvd., Truckee. Pizza and salad are available and we use a pay-what-you-can
model ($5 minimum). Before and after the presentation, there will be time for
networking.

The event will also be livestreamed and available online as it happens
on YouTube: bit.ly/YouTubeTSM